Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Numbers, Weight, Quality of Life and the Best Proven Strategies for Weight Loss - CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Family dinners 'make for healthier kids' - Telegraph.co.uk
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI Tied to Non-Specific Foot Pain, Plantar Heel Pain - Doctors Lounge
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Getting fit is easier once you know your natural shape - Herald.ie
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FitBit Aria Scale Review - ABC News
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon: Slayde Meyer's weight-loss journey leads him ... - NewsOK.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>PRO: Companies have right to hire fit employees - Victoria Advocate
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New LapBand Hypnosis Helps Sacramento Residents Shed Unwanted Weight - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Not eating, but not losing weight
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>This Week in BMC Cancer - GenomeWeb Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:22 PM PDT This Week in BMC Cancer GenomeWeb Also in BMC Cancer this week, researchers in Japan report on the effect body mass index has on the survival of Japanese breast cancer patients. The team assessed the BMIs of 653 breast cancer patients and found that higher BMI was associated with an ... and more »

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Numbers, Weight, Quality of Life and the Best Proven Strategies for Weight Loss - CalorieLab Calorie Counter News Posted: 23 Apr 2012 02:04 PM PDT CalorieLab Calorie Counter News Numbers, Weight, Quality of Life and the Best Proven Strategies for Weight Loss CalorieLab Calorie Counter News From a sample of over 4000 obese adults with a self-reported body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, researchers found that 63 percent of them tried to lose weight in the last year. Liquid diets, nonprescription diet pills (although prescribed diet ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Family dinners 'make for healthier kids' - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 23 Apr 2012 01:00 PM PDT Family dinners 'make for healthier kids' Telegraph.co.uk They are also less likely to be overweight or obese, as measured by body mass index (BMI). Researchers at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in the US, made their conclusions after analysing results from 68 separate academic studies. TURN THE TABLES ON BAD HEALTH Express.co.uk all 2 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>High BMI Tied to Non-Specific Foot Pain, Plantar Heel Pain - Doctors Lounge Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:15 AM PDT High BMI Tied to Non-Specific Foot Pain, Plantar Heel Pain Doctors Lounge Increased body mass index correlates with non-specific foot pain in the general population, and with chronic plantar heel pain in a non-athletic population, according to a meta-analysis published online April 13 in Obesity Reviews. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Getting fit is easier once you know your natural shape - Herald.ie Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:04 AM PDT Sarasota Herald-Tribune Getting fit is easier once you know your natural shape Herald.ie These are some of the questions you need to answer truthfully in order to find a realistic programme suitable for your own personal body type. The traditional method of calculating your correct weight using Body Mass Index (BMI) is now being questioned ... Body weight not always a predictor of health Sarasota Herald-Tribune Body weight often can mislead STLtoday.com Fit or fat? Should companies have policy against hiring obese people? Victoria Advocate all 5 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FitBit Aria Scale Review - ABC News Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:32 AM PDT mobihealthnews FitBit Aria Scale Review ABC News It's not only Wi-Fi-enabled so it can upload your weight to the Internet and your FitBit account, but it can also tell you your Body Mass Index (BMI) and fat/lean percentage. You can then view charts about your progress (or lack of progress in my case ... Fitbit commercially launches Aria WiFi weight scale mobihealthnews Fitbit adds Wi-Fi scale to fitness tech offerings VatorNews Fitbit Aria WiFi scales go on sale SlashGear The Verge all 19 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon: Slayde Meyer's weight-loss journey leads him ... - NewsOK.com Posted: 22 Apr 2012 09:49 PM PDT Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon: Slayde Meyer's weight-loss journey leads him ... NewsOK.com But when applying to go on a mission trip in the summer between his eighth-grade and freshman years at Forgan, Meyer calculated his body mass index to make sure he was eligible to be selected. "According to that, I was obese," Meyer said. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>PRO: Companies have right to hire fit employees - Victoria Advocate Posted: 22 Apr 2012 09:02 PM PDT PRO: Companies have right to hire fit employees Victoria Advocate Barbara Yanta, of Victoria, wrote a letter to the editor of the Advocate defending Citizens Medical Center use of the BMI. "Healthy BMI should be a policy with all hospitals, doctor offices and clinics," Yanta wrote. She reiterated her stance in a ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>New LapBand Hypnosis Helps Sacramento Residents Shed Unwanted Weight - San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Posted: 22 Apr 2012 04:03 AM PDT New LapBand Hypnosis Helps Sacramento Residents Shed Unwanted Weight San Francisco Chronicle (press release) "This procedure is really geared to those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30," he says. "If you fall in this category, LapBand Hypnosis can help you get back to a healthy weight." In addition to Virtual Gastric LapBand Hypnosis, Dr. Grossman offers ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Not eating, but not losing weight Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:18 PM PDT Q: I am 21 years old and workout daily using a varied routine of running, spinning and classes for hips, buns and thighs. I would like to lose five more pounds but I know I eat too few calories, which is probably the reason I am unsuccessful. I am afraid to eat more even though I know I should. Shou...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:23 PM PDT As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly half of women and just over 20% of men as healthy when their body-fat composition suggests they are obese.

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